Percentage distribution and mean residential fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure, by Toronto/not Toronto residence and selected characteristics, urban core household population, 2006
Table 3Characteristic | Urban core population distribution (%) | PM2.5 exposure (μg/m3) | ||||||||
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Total | Toronto | Not Toronto | ||||||||
Total | Total | Toronto | Not Toronto | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 21.0 | 79.0 | 8.03 | 4.90 | 9.33 | 3.56 | 7.68 | 4.91 |
Visible minority or Aboriginal status | ||||||||||
White | 75.3 | 100.0 | 14.9 | 85.1 | 7.89 | 5.05 | 9.43 | 3.55 | 7.63 | 5.03 |
Aboriginal | 2.3 | 100.0 | 4.2 | 95.8 | 7.00 | 4.74 | 9.59 | 3.43 | 6.89 | 4.63 |
Visible minority | 22.4 | 100.0 | 43.3 | 56.7 | 8.58 | 4.10 | 9.21 | 3.55 | 8.09 | 4.16 |
South Asian | 5.6 | 100.0 | 54.4 | 45.6 | 8.46 | 4.14 | 8.95 | 3.87 | 7.87 | 4.05 |
Chinese | 5.4 | 100.0 | 40.4 | 59.6 | 8.48 | 3.75 | 9.26 | 3.06 | 7.95 | 3.69 |
Black | 3.4 | 100.0 | 45.6 | 54.4 | 8.89 | 4.18 | 9.36 | 3.56 | 8.49 | 4.44 |
Filipino | 1.8 | 100.0 | 41.8 | 58.2 | 8.37 | 4.17 | 9.32 | 3.36 | 7.68 | 4.00 |
Latin American | 1.3 | 100.0 | 33.1 | 66.9 | 8.95 | 4.19 | 9.69 | 3.24 | 8.59 | 4.36 |
Arab | 1.2 | 100.0 | 20.1 | 79.9 | 8.87 | 4.05 | 9.29 | 3.57 | 8.77 | 4.13 |
Other Asian | 2.7 | 100.0 | 36.5 | 63.5 | 8.47 | 4.30 | 9.41 | 3.40 | 7.92 | 4.28 |
Multiple visible minority | 0.6 | 100.0 | 45.4 | 54.6 | 8.46 | 4.24 | 9.13 | 3.66 | 7.91 | 4.27 |
Other visible minority | 0.3 | 100.0 | 66.3 | 33.7 | 8.83 | 4.22 | 9.17 | 3.81 | 8.18 | 4.57 |
Immigration status | ||||||||||
Not immigrant | 73.5 | 100.0 | 14.3 | 85.7 | 7.81 | 5.02 | 9.30 | 3.69 | 7.56 | 5.00 |
Immigrant | 26.5 | 100.0 | 39.5 | 60.5 | 8.63 | 4.26 | 9.36 | 3.41 | 8.15 | 4.41 |
Household income ($) | ||||||||||
Less than 30,000 | 17.6 | 100.0 | 18.4 | 81.6 | 8.37 | 4.79 | 9.74 | 2.77 | 8.06 | 4.87 |
30,000 to 50,000 | 17.9 | 100.0 | 18.5 | 81.5 | 8.21 | 4.89 | 9.55 | 3.15 | 7.90 | 4.94 |
50,000 to 90,000 | 30.9 | 100.0 | 19.5 | 80.5 | 7.96 | 4.95 | 9.29 | 3.62 | 7.63 | 4.94 |
More than 90,000 | 33.7 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 7.82 | 4.87 | 9.11 | 3.82 | 7.38 | 4.79 |
Low-income statusTable 3 Note † | ||||||||||
Low income | 13.5 | 100.0 | 23.6 | 76.4 | 8.52 | 4.57 | 9.64 | 3.00 | 8.17 | 4.68 |
Not low income | 85.8 | 100.0 | 20.7 | 79.3 | 7.96 | 4.96 | 9.27 | 3.65 | 7.61 | 4.96 |
Sources: 2006 Census of Canada; van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Spurr RJD, et al. High-resolution satellite-derived PM2.5 from optical estimation and geographically weighted regression over North America. Environmental Science and Technology 2015; 49(17): 10482-91. |
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